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The Ballpoint Pen Turns 75 Years Old

You’ve probably never used a fountain pen, or accidentally spilled a jar of refill ink and ruined your favourite pants. And for that, you have the ballpoint pen to thank. The handy gadget is having its 75th birthday today, so go sign away your rights to something to celebrate!

5 May 2013

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Making Your Own Pen Is So Beautiful It Might Be Worth It

Things I’ve considered making on my own: a computer, a coffee table, a treehouse, mayonnaise and a few other things. Things I’ve never considered making on my own: toilet paper, socks, phones and pens. But maybe I should reconsider that last one. Making your own pen is such a beautiful process of machinery porn that I want to see the steel strip off the barrel in real life.

30 April 2013

Gadgets

These Japanese Wooden Pens Are Perfectly Elegant

You know, there’s nothing quite like finding the perfect writing instrument. It’s a wordsmith’s holy grail of sorts. And we love these elegant new pens from Japanese brand Miidori.

20 April 2013

Gadgets

A Fire-Starting Pen, For When Your Words Aren’t Inflammatory Enough

They say the pen is mightier than the sword, but neither of those implements are really that effective when it comes to starting a campfire. So if survival and copious note-taking are high on your list when it comes to choosing office supplies, consider this tactical pen that hides a fire striker inside.

4 April 2013

Gadgets

The Pen And Sword Are Finally Equals With This Ninja Pen

Have you ever needed to secretly jot down a grocery list or covertly sign a cheque? With this katana sword pen in your pocket, and roughly 25 years of ninja training, you’ll leave people wondering how that signature appeared out of nowhere.

24 February 2013

Gadgets

Can’t Afford A 3D Printer? You Could Always Get One Of These Pens

The future may see a 3D printer in every home, but until then, we’ll have to make do with… Play-Doh? No, that’s not right. A proper alternative doesn’t easily come to mind, at least, not until you’ve seen the “3Doodler” from WobbleWorks.

19 January 2013

Science

How NASA’s Anti-Gravity Pen Helped Put A Man On The Moon

At the height of the Space Race both Soviet and American astronauts faced an unforeseen challenge: taking notes when the lack of gravity rendered normal pens inoperable. The Americans reputedly “spent millions” on an advanced pressurised space pen while the Soviets — they simply brought pencils.

2 November 2012

Gadgets

This Weighted Pen Will Never Roll Off A Table

How much would you pay for a miraculous pen that’s guaranteed to never roll off a table? What’s that you say?

30 October 2012

Gadgets

Livescribe Sky Wi-Fi Smartpen Hands On: Digital Note-Taking Gets More Magical

As you take notes and record audio with Livescribe’s new Sky Wi-Fi Smartpen, the device automatically uploads the data to Evernote. This is an update to the company’s Echo pen. That 2010 launch digitally stored your notes onboard and transferred them via USB, but the Sky does it all wirelessly.

20 October 2012

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You’ll Lust Over Porsche’s Laser Cut Pen More Than Its Cars

There’s no love lacking for Porsche’s high-performance vehicles, but compared to Lamborghinis or Ferraris, they don’t always have that wow factor. At least not like the office supplies the company designs. The P’3115 LaserFlex pen from Porsche Design has a laser-cut interlocking stainless steel body that expands and contracts when the ballpoint tip is deployed.

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